SELECT PUBLICATIONS

  • Volker, D.L., Becker, H., Kang, S.J., & Kullberg, V.K. (in press). A double whammy: The voice of cancer survivors with pre-existing functional limitations. Oncology Nursing Forum.
  • Volker, D.L., Zolnierek, C., Harrison, T., & Walker, J. (in press). End of life and women aging with a disability. Journal of Palliative Medicine.
  • Wang, Y.L., & Volker, D.L. (in press). Caring for students with type I diabetes: School nurses’ experiences. Journal of School Nursing.
  • Wu, H.L., & Volker, D.L. (2012). Humanistic Nursing Theory: Application to hospice and palliative nursing. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 68, 471-479.
  • Beal, C. C., Stuifbergen, A., & Volker, D. (2012). A narrative study of women’s early symptom experience of ischemic stroke. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 27, 240-252.
  • Volker, D. L., & Wu, H. (2011). Cancer patients’ preferences for control at the end-of-life. Qualitative Health Research, 21, 1618-1631.
  • Volker, D.L., Watson, J., Scott, T., & Becker, H. (2011). Assessing cancer-related learning needs of Texas nurses. Cancer Nursing, 34(5), E20-E27.
  •  Flores, B., & Volker, D.L. (2011). Cervical cancer screening and older Mexican American women: A case study.Research in Gerontological Nursing, 4(1), 3-8.
  • Jones, B.L., Volker, D. L., Vinajeras, Y., Butros, L., Fitchpatrick, C., & Rossetto, K. (2010). The meaning of cancer survivorship for Latino adolescents and emerging young adults. Cancer Nursing, 33, 74-81.
  • Beal, C. C., Stuifbergen, A., Volker, D. L., & Becker, H. (2009). Women’s experiences as members of attention control and experimental intervention groups in a randomized controlled trial. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 41, 16-31
  • Wu, H., & Volker, D.L. (2009). The use of theory in qualitative approaches to research: Application to end-of-life studies. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 65, 2719-2732.
  • Wu, H., & Volker, D.L. (2009). Living with death and dying: The experience of Taiwanese hospice nurses. Oncology Nursing Forum, 578-584.
  • Pierini, D., & Volker, D.L. (2009). The oldest old: Living alone in community. Southern Online Journal of Nursing Research. 3(2).
  • Volker, D. L., & Limerick, M. (2007). What constitutes a dignified death? The voice of oncology advanced practice nurses. Clinical Nurse Specialist: A Journal for Advanced Nursing Practice, 21, 241-247.
  • Volker, D. L. (2007). The Oregon experience with assisted suicide. Journal of Nursing Law, 11, 152-162.
  • Volker, D. L. (2005). Control and end-of-life care: Does ethnicity matter? American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 22, 442-446.
  • Bakewell, R. T., & Volker, D. L. (2005). Sexual dysfunction related to treatment of young women with breast cancer. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 9, 697-702.
  • Volker, D. L. (2004). Medical futility and the Texas solution to conflict about care. Journal of Nursing Law, 9(3), 29-36.
  • Volker, D. L., Kahn, D., & Penticuff, J. (2004). Patient control and end-of-life care: Part I: The advanced practice nurse perspective. Oncology Nursing Forum, 31, 945-953.
  • Volker, D. L., Kahn, D., & Penticuff, J. (2004). Patient control and end-of-life care: Part II: The patient perspective. Oncology Nursing Forum, 31, 954-960.
  • Volker, D. L. (2004) Methodological issues associated with studying an illegal act. Advances in Nursing Science, 27, 117-128.
  • Volker, D. L., & Clark, A. P. (2004). Taking the high road: What should you do when an adverse event occurs? Clinical Nurse Specialist, 18, 180-182.
  • Volker, D. L. (2003). Assisted dying and end-of-life symptom management. Cancer Nursing, 26(5), 392-399.
  • Volker, D. L. (2003). Is there a unique nursing ethic? Nursing Science Quarterly, 16(3), 207-211.
  • Clark, A. P., & Volker, D. L. (2003). Truthfulness. Clinical Nurse Specialist, 17(1), 17-18.
  • Volker, D. L. (2001). Oncology nurses’ experiences with receiving requests for assisted dying from terminally ill patients with cancer. Oncology Nursing Forum, 28, 39-49.
  • Volker, D. L. (2001). Carcinogenesis: Application to clinical practice. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 5, 225-226, 229.
  • Volker, D. (1998). Assisted suicide and the domain of nursing practice. Journal of Nursing Law, 5(1), 39-50.
  • Volker, D. (1998). Fever of unknown origin. Nurse Practitioner Forum, 9, 170-176.
  • Volker, D. (1995). Assisted suicide and the terminally ill: Is there a right to self- determination? Journal of Nursing Law, 2(4), 37-47.

Book Chapters

  • Volker, D. L. (2010). Palliative care and requests for assisted dying. In B.R. Ferrell & N. Coyle (Eds.), Oxford textbook of palliative nursing (3rd ed.). New York: Oxford University Press.
  • Volker, D. L., & Coward, D. D. (2010). End-of-life care. In M. Haas (Ed.). Contemporary issues in lung cancer (2nd ed., pp. 131-154). Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett.
  • Volker, D.L. (2009). Is there a unique nursing ethic? In P.G. Reed & N.C. Shearer (Eds.), Perspectives on nursing theory (5th ed., pp. 590-597). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
  • Volker, D. L. (2006). Palliative care and requests for assisted dying. In B.R. Ferrell & N. Coyle (Eds.), Oxford textbook of palliative nursing (2nd ed., pp. 1067-1075). New York: Oxford University Press.
  • Volker, D. L. (2005). Biology of cancer and carcinogenesis. In K. Taoka & J. Itano (Eds.), Core curriculum for oncology nursing (4th ed., pp. 443-464). Philadelphia: Elsevier / Saunders.
  • Volker, D. L. (2005). Biology of cancer and carcinogenesis. In S. Mahon (Ed.), Study guide for the core curriculum for oncology nursing (4th ed., pp. 173-176). Philadelphia: Elsevier / Saunders.
  • Volker, D. L. (2004). Other cancers. In C. Varricchio (Ed.), A cancer sourcebook for nurses (8th ed., pp. 309-326). Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett.
  • Volker, D. L. (2001). Normal cell biology and the biology of cancer. In P. Rieger (Ed.), Biotherapy (2nd ed., pp. 65-84). Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett.